This laser possesses all the most modern features to ensure that the laser energy delivery is consistent and accurately delivered. It is the only laser available that provides fully programmable customized treatment options, based on refraction alone, based on the surface shape of the cornea or based on the wavefront measurements of the eye.

Laser beam profile: Wavefront treatments demand the highest degree of precision and accuracy from the Excimer laser. The Zeiss MEL 80 laser has the smallest beam spot size in the world. This makes possible the most accurate and smooth treatments. Larger spot sizes like those found on competitive lasers just cannot match this accuracy (If you were an artist painting a very intricate miniature, what paint brush would you use? The paint brush with the finest most accurate point? Or a large broad brush?) To achieve this unprecedented level of accuracy, the laser must have what is technically called a Gaussian beam profile. The Zeiss MEL 80 has the finest Gaussian beam on the market today. Carl Zeiss Meditec hold the patents on the use of a Gaussian beam profile - the only shape that can produce a totally smooth treatment surface on overlap of multiple spots during.

 

The eye tracking system in the Zeiss MEL 80 allows the laser beam to follow the movements of the eye during treatment and does not allow the laser beam to fall anywhere other than where it is supposed to land. If the eye moves outwith a specified limit, the laser shuts off automatically. The Zeiss MEL 80 has the fastest eye tracker on the market. It samples pictures of the eye 250 times a second and is exactly synchronized with the speed of the laser which also runs at 250 times a second. The eye tracker ensures that the laser energy is delivered on the cornea exactly at its pre determined point. This ensures highly accurate outcomes and greatly enhanced safety.